This year there seem to be about twice as many hummingbirds at the
feeders as there have been in previous years.
That still doesn't make them particularly easy to photograph; the
amount of time a hummer stays in one place is just about long enough
for me to get the camera pointed at it, but not long enough to press
the shutter release. I've got whole bunches of shots of hummingbirds
leaving the frame, or pointed in odd directions, or out of focus, or
any one of other things that could go wrong. It's reasonably easy to
get a shot of one perched on the feeder, but getting a shot of a bird
in flight is a whole lot more challenging.
Of course, that challenge makes it a lot more rewarding when you win.
Recently (with the K-5 and 60-250) I have managed to get one or two
shots that at least let me refine my choice of shutter speed, etc.
(I think this shot would be better with a slightly longer exposure).
This is my most recent attempt:
http://www.jfwaf.com/temp/hummer.jpg
(K-5, 60-250@250mm, TAv, 1/320 @ f8, ISO 1000, cropped about 2x).
It would be better if it were more of a front-on shot so the red
markings on the throat were more visble (although this is probably
a juvenile, so he won't have as brilliant a throat as an adult male).
But this is at least good enough to encourage me to keep trying; in
previous years I haven't got anything anywhere near as good as this.
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